This patient is fed up with waiting at the doctor’s office. “Yeah, time is short and you’Â’ve only got a few minutes. Their time is precious and yours seems frivolous as you’ve got several minutes or possibly hours that you’ve robotically waited.

Your visit is classified a class 1-2-3-4-5 level. Yes, this tells someone else what to charge you for their time. Not yours. Yes all this robotic hustle for a 5- or 10-minute measly office visit.

Well after this ordeal is history and you’ve wasted a day or better part of one your time doesn’t count. So I say good luck to all and say needless and really healthy. Keep smiling as it’s a normal process today.”

I suggest that he write his local congressman to help fix the reimbursement system. Until time spent with the patient is properly reimbursed, the situation will only worsen.